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Dona Ana Soil & Water program to plant 2,100 trees in Las Cruces under $1M federal grant
Summary
Officials said the Neighborhoods/Neighbor Woods program has a five-year, $1 million federal grant to plant and give away 2,100 trees across Las Cruces and Dona Ana County; city councilors and volunteer groups pledged outreach and partnership support.
The Dona Ana Soil and Water Conservation District told the Las Cruces City Council on July 14 that a five-year, $1 million grant will fund planting and giveaways of 2,100 trees across the city and county.
Jennifer Klytze, representing the district, said the Neighbor Woods program was funded after the district and Tree New Mexico applied to a U.S. Forest Service urban and community forestry grant opportunity. “In September, we were notified that we were awarded a 5 year $1,000,000 grant for our project,” Klytze told the council. “The goal of the project is to plant 2,100 trees in the city of Las Cruces in Dona Ana County and give away 2,100 trees.”
Program status and schedule: Klytze said the program is in year two of five and has completed plantings of 50 trees in the South Solano area and 50 trees near University Hills…
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